It’s always difficult for me to narrow down the field to a small group of finalists, but it was particularly challenging this time. I saw something sweet and special about every featured photo this week. I’ve loved your submissions!

Ellasnanna On Sunday, March 6 at 1:40 pm

Ginny On Sunday, March 6 at 5:12 pm

NanaBread.

elaine12qw On Monday, March 7 at 9:48 pm

They are so so beautiful.

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jules On Sunday, March 6 at 9:07 am

The one from algozigian is just amazing and full of emotion for me. They are all incredible! I also love the one’s from munk797 and soleil today. Beautiful images. I don’t know how you will ever choose!

Bridget in Minnesota On Sunday, March 6 at 2:18 pm

I agree.

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Becky On Sunday, March 6 at 9:08 am

The one by algozigian!!! Very emotional!

Kathleen On Sunday, March 6 at 6:55 pm

yes, I completey agree. The one by algozigian is BEAUTIFUL. I have two younger sisters (both in their 30’s) suffering from metastatic breast cancer and this photo speaks to me in an amazing way. The color, the composition….I never knew a photograph could capture so many things! Absolutely stunning.

Iris On Monday, March 7 at 6:34 pm

The ‘back story’ and the heart in this photo is so very moving.
I am glad that the sister is a Survivor. Thanks for sharing, algozigian.

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Lynn in New York On Sunday, March 6 at 9:16 am

I’m so thrilled that my favorite capture by Victoria has made it to the Finalists! It has my vote for the pure joy of laughter between sisters with the wind whirling around their embrace! How sweet and innocent! The fun and togetherness they are sharing is priceless!

HNRae On Sunday, March 6 at 2:52 pm

It’s my favorite also. I soon as I saw it I fell in love.

JanelleM On Monday, March 7 at 12:39 pm

Victoria gets my vote too! Just beautiful, you can hear the laughter between them!

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JudyB On Sunday, March 6 at 9:16 am

Akenmomma, nanabread, or Victoria. But they are all beautiful.

kati butler On Sunday, March 6 at 2:05 pm

totally agree with your vote..they are both precious!

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jillian On Sunday, March 6 at 9:21 am

I love the one by Nanabread

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Karen On Sunday, March 6 at 9:21 am

My vote goes to munk797 or LydiaJo. The raw, unposed emotion catches me up in it every time I look at those two photos.

Karen On Sunday, March 6 at 3:12 pm

Land Sakes Alive! There are my girls right there on top!
I am simply humbled to be in such company!
I never had a sister. I desperately wanted one but was never blessed with one. Then when my first two children were girls, I was so so happy for them!
Here they are 17 and 14 and they are so so connected already! Now I get to witness the magic that sister share.
Am I a lucky mama or what?!
Thank you, Ree!
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Niteowl Nancy On Monday, March 7 at 11:25 am

I loved your photo the best. I think it really captures the love, silliness, and special bond that sisters share. Just like you, my Mom always wished she had a sister. She made sure she had one for me. Now that’s special! And my name is Nancy, too! Well, that nails it…you get my vote.

I just wanted to say I have been really enjoying watching this photo challenge. I hope you consider other family relationships too in the future. Brothers would be really interesting in contrast because boys and men often show their affection differently than women.

Gina On Sunday, March 6 at 7:38 pm

You are right Carey a brothers photo contest would be great for the contrast..correct they do show emotion differently!
Victoria gets my vote on the sister contast!!!!

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carla in Austin On Sunday, March 6 at 9:54 am

Again, the one by Victoria is my favorite — just pure joy and fun. You can see that the girls truly love one another in that picture and that they were having the time of their lives on the beach.

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M.H. On Sunday, March 6 at 9:58 am

The LydiaJo photo makes me smile – such pure joy.
The Victoria photo is amazing – the girls, the wind, the dresses
The Mrsg4ever photo is a standout – such a fierce hug
The NanaBread photo is so sweet – pure, innocent, makes me misty eyed.

My favorite it NanaBread. Nothing says “sisters” like sharing.

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Miss Elly On Sunday, March 6 at 9:58 am

I like the last one best by Soleil. The scenery is good, the little print dresses and the hugs.

Abigail On Monday, March 7 at 10:09 am

That’s my favorite, too! They look so sweet and it’s such a timeless photo. One can’t tell if it was taken last week or 50 years ago. If I were to choose one to hang on my wall, this would be it!

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Robin On Sunday, March 6 at 10:01 am

munk 797

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Sharon On Sunday, March 6 at 10:14 am

I love the shot by LydiaJo, The laughter and the wind in their skirts just makes my skirt fly up also.

Lori On Sunday, March 6 at 12:14 pm

This is my favorite, too. These ladies seem real and fun and interesting. Not at all posed or cotrived.

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jessa r. On Sunday, March 6 at 10:16 am

NanaBread has my vote – that photo captures the essence of the big sister-little sister bond. the poem by e.e.cummings “i carry your heart in my heart” defines how i feel about my little sister – i carry her heart in mine, and i will always try to protect her, to care for her… even though she is 23 years old now. she will also be 4 in my mind’s eye!

heather newman On Sunday, March 6 at 10:26 am

Pauly On Sunday, March 6 at 10:34 am

Thank you so much for these sister photos! I am not lucky enough to have a sister, but I have two little girls. If I would have seen this photo contest, I would have entered a picture of my little girls! These photos really inspired me, so I wrote about them on my blog and posted pics of my girls that evoke “sister feelings” for me. I can always count on PW for some inspiration!!!

HNRae On Sunday, March 6 at 2:55 pm

trish On Monday, March 7 at 12:56 am

They are all so gorgeous…if I were you and had to choose right this minute it would be a 9-way tie!! {I won’t say which ones, even my “least” favorites are great}.

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Lynn On Sunday, March 6 at 11:26 am

Ohhh the akenmomma one…where the sister is helping the new mommy learn to nurse her baby. I love how their foreheads are touching….and how the lighting looks like they are the only two (three!) people on earth….they probably felt that way, too!
Gorgeously touching, akenmomma!

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Rachel On Sunday, March 6 at 11:27 am

My favorite is the clawsoncrystal photo. These gals look to have character and like they are filled with fun when the sisters get together.

Mamadallama On Sunday, March 6 at 3:04 pm

My fave, too! I would like to know these sisters!

Sandi On Sunday, March 6 at 3:34 pm

This one gets my vote…….fabulous……….

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Naomi On Sunday, March 6 at 11:30 am

I like the first one best!!

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Nutmeg On Sunday, March 6 at 11:31 am

I love the ones by akenmomma, Victoria and soileil today… so hard to pick just one!!

I love the one from Soleil Today. It’s obviously staged, but it evokes such feeling about how sisters take care of each down life’s road. My sister and I took total different directions in life and don’t agree on some of life’s philosophies, but when we are together all of that melts away and we are still the little girls who comforted each other through the rough patches of our childhood and celebrated even the smallest things like pill bugs and pancakes!

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Katrina On Sunday, March 6 at 11:34 am

I love the one by Soleil today. It’s very nostalgic as well as pure and innocent, even though they are all grown up!

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Sharon D On Sunday, March 6 at 11:34 am

I love the one of the four sisters laughing, by Munk797. It has love and laughter–and I love that they all look so similar!

Michael On Sunday, March 6 at 11:47 am

I love the photo by mrsg4ever. The way the sister is ferociously hugging her sister, and then just seeing a bit of the bride’s eyes. It conveys emotions of such joy and excitement, yet a bit of sadness because life as they previously knew it, is over. Such real, raw emotion. I love it!

Natalie On Tuesday, March 8 at 1:54 am

This is my favorite also. So much emotion said in this pic.

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Liza On Sunday, March 6 at 11:51 am

My vote is for LydiaJo. They look like they are having an awesome time! The type of laughter you share only with a sister. I love it!

SHirley On Sunday, March 6 at 12:26 pm

the last one here made me tear up big time. did they just get some bad news to have to sit down in the middle of the road? the little sister feeding her baby sisiter is precious and the two little girls on the beach is sooooo happy. But I think my favorite is one sister nurising her brand new baby and the other sister wanting and being such a part of the moment. How touching. I hooe my typing is ok as I am streaming tears with all this emotion.
good luck on picking the winner here Ree.
peace n abundance,
CheyAnne

Melanie On Sunday, March 6 at 12:32 pm

hjg On Sunday, March 6 at 12:34 pm

I have a question. I searched around the site a little and could not find an answer, so I guess I’ll just ask on here:
For these photo contests, are submissions only accepted until Friday? I would have loved to have entered a photo for the sister contest (which I thought I did) but it was on Saturday and apparently it was not accepted. Does anyone have the specific ‘rules’ of these contests? Thanks!

Michelle On Monday, March 7 at 8:21 am

I agree! I just love the one from soliel today. LOVE IT.

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MistyBee On Sunday, March 6 at 1:54 pm

What a distressing job it must be to have to pick only one winner from such an outstanding field! I am torn, but I think Victoria is my fave. But then again there’s NanaBread, munk797, CoriK, clawsoncrystal… I never realized how badly I wanted a sister!